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River, Panama. Rising in central Panama, it is part of the Panama Canal system and flows southwest where it is dammed to form Gatún Lake. It drains northwest out of the lake and into the Caribbean Sea.

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The Chagres River as seen from the highway between Panama City and Colon
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The Chagres River as seen from the highway between Panama City and Colon
The chagres River as seen from Rainforest Resort in Gamboa Panama
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The chagres River as seen from Rainforest Resort in Gamboa Panama

The Chagres River (Spanish: Río Chagres) is a river in central Panama. The central part of the river is dammed by the Gatun Dam and forms Gatun Lake, an artificial lake that constitutes part of the Panama Canal. It drains northwest into the Caribbean Sea.


Panama Canal
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